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Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26

The senate is OVERRIDING the naval
appropriation business, and the house
is trying to get on with the indispensa-
BILE appropriation bills. The past week
was marked by some important legis-
lation among which was the passage OF
the Eads Tehuantepec ship railway bill
by the enate and the rigorous anti
polygamy bill by both the senate and
house. This measure passed the senate
some time since, but was amended by
the house and 10Y the senate has pass
ed it as it came from the house.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26

The trade.dollar bill has passed both
houses of congress.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26

Averill's ELEVATOR, at Carroiitoh
burned last Friday.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26
Patents issued to citizens of Missouri

Patents issued to citizens of Missouri
during the past week, and reported ex.
pressly for the Intelligencer by C. A.
Snow q Co, patent lawyers, Opp. U
S. Patent office, Washington, D. G.: A
C.. Ball, Gallatin, wagon tongue sup
port; D. l.. Burnett, Florissant railway
frog; l.. Gabel, Kansas City, machine
for making fences; Il. 6, Landers,
Protein, hide stretcher; Shull, Poplar
Bluff, saw tooth swaging device.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26
Senator Sherman has addressed tn,

Senator Sherman has addressed the
following note to the Senate:-"Sena-
tors:-My Office as president pro tenn
pore of the senate will necessarily ter
inmate on the 4th of March next, with
my term as senator. 1t will promote
the convenience of the senate and the
public service to elect a senator pro
tempore, whose term extends beyond
that date, so that he may administer
the oath of Office to sepators- elect, and
aid in the organization. | therefore
respectfully resign that position, to
take effect at l O'Clock p. m, Saturday
next, February &c. Permit me, in SO
doing, to express my heartfelt thanks
for the uniform courtesy and forbear-
ance shown me while in the discharge
of my duties as presiding officer by
every member of the senate
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26

Judge Treat having resigned Judge
Thayer, of ST. Louis, has been ap-
pointed by the president U. S. circuit
Judge.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26
MULES.


HAVE FOR SALE TWELVE
L choice ipur-y-IT-plI mules. from sTsAvD
fourteen 10 5Irtr Ell hands hi.:. w.!i ~
br. Ear rGr. IT, good cou.tJlaH GAAki
CtU nu pw" "a. Lexington, nlssuIrI
ErlT.t} en-, .NTrnN
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26
City Finances.

LEXINGTON, Mo, Feb. %, 1887.
EDITOR ISTELLIGENCER:-I thought a few
facts given to our citizens as to where the
money goes that Is collected in the way of
taxes and licenses, including fines, would he
of interest.
The supposed income of the city as esii-
mated is:
General revenue. .............. 81, 900 90
Scales. sos %
Fines for s months to Feb l0....... ii %
Total amount. .S14,0I2 90
Which has been paid and will be paid out
as follows:
Mayors salary, June TO June .......S2O0 90
Eight councilmen, SO 90
Register and treasurer, same...,,, -. 900 o.
Recorder, salary 900 90
Marshall, salary .............. ...... 500 GU
Attorney, salary 400 Oh
City engineer, salary 1... ....s 400 90
One policeman, salxrys. ~. I.s.i480 90
Board of, prisoneysif for ons tear .ayn., 4sa ,s
Rock dsllvsredAto .spd hseafd ssGi Of
1t same fsse r5f t6s yssr, Which IS IA "
I low estlnAkte, as Is the board of
prisoners. 49,. 585 81
Gas for IL months, 500 rer month,
that is paid out of general fund ii. 200 90
DtliHlucDt lhAeS on iersOuAl ana real,
average per year. .................5,OO 900 90
Five per cent. commission to collec-
tor on general fund less say $500
delinquent, S4,2O0................... 21O 90
Two per cent. commission to cOllec-
tor on licenses $4,000. ....... 100 90
Two per cent. commission treasurer
on both general fund and license,
sle, 200. -............ ........... e44 90
Coal for city hall, council room and
caiaDoose. $50 Ou
Paid and taken in on taxes, general
fund and license, warrants of other
administrations than this, and re-
ducing debt TO that extent up to
FEBRUARY 15.................,.... .G.0I3 -
Total. ...... $l4.5l6 So
RECAPITULATIOS.
Total drawn Sit OH 90
Total as accounted for ........... l4.5i0 GO
Tn city is now in debt for 500 feet
Of hose and work dom on same. 200 %
And Will take to run it until June
or new fiscal year, nothing unfO.-
seen occurring to cause eXpenGi-
lures OF money ab )ut 800 per
mOntn l,4UD W
From this you will see, c%ounting
amount over in recapitulatiOn
$500, with present indebtnessed
and amounts named makes. 1900 90
We can reasonably expect from all
sources to collect by June....... 1900 %
Which Will leave the city govern
ment: new year, indebted about. 1000 80
And IRON what can learn there
are still out in old warrants some. 1900 90
From this you will see that it will just
about take this city's income from license in
The month OF July amounting 10 $4,000 to
wine out the entire Indebtedness OF tie city,
when Lexington will indeed be once more on
Il cash basis, Our citizens must expect but
little Improvements until EeXt fall, from That
time on the city council can go forward and
take care OF all present improvements made
Let our citizens have patience then with the
council, for they are doing all possible for the
general and best interest of our city. One
more year and judgment lax will have AL
been paid of and ~ileSsen the tax CO. cents
on the one-hundred dollars. Yours. truly.
LIGHT \, HEAD.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26

use Of this keiiss. nss1Nhich berate the
other remedy heSe4usa Messrs. O'Day
purifier sna xailroad lobbyists,
SkEA0tfbrget Messrs. Dawes and
g 11ttinger. They are there too. So is
> 1.-THE Globe Democrat.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26

Nova Scotia seems warm in favor OF
secession.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26
r. III. ATKINSON.
KANSAS CITV. : MO,

Tor sale
lac house now Occup cd toy Nr Thos. Young.
aiioihli'S the Episcopal church, at sHch a fT-
IRE 'ta. 1t must I'll Within thirty days; ,nvesti-
s'tG thls, very niue money viii handle 1t.
smith On south side 81 Franklin street, he
tween Laurel and Pine streets. his Is dir;
this hrst payment, balance on long time,
Also q small fran" hnu.r Ga South and Pine
1 ms WIZ he Hoit on monthly pawn Its; ibyesti-
gate and stop paVIrg rents This H. ua.jno
le TO ~ per cent. on pflce u-ked.
II you nave Kansas City lever let me hear
from yoh. Can make yuu hig money in short
'ltit: Very Respectfully,
Po-oNt +. NJ. ATkISSOS
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26

Unger, the trunk murderer at New
York, who cut up his victim, Bohle
and shipped him to Baltimore in 9
trank. wa eonyietad Of inaDslanghtei
II s.t dssEes Ind sentenesd 10
x13a MISREPRESENTATION His tes-
iatimony was wonderfully realistic, and
he succeeded in making the jury believe
that he committed the act in self de
Tense.
An individual named A. Macarthur
started to the north pole on foot one
day last week. The telegram from
Warrington announcing his departure
closes with these words:-"His idea il
to reach the pole by tollo wing the wes1
coast OF Grinnell's Land. He expects
to find it and return within a year
He is probably a crank, although The
officers of the Smithsonian arc toe
. polite to 80 characterize him."
The Cunard steamship, Etruria, left
Liverpool February u, at 3:l5 p. m.
passed Fastnet February ID, at 5:5t
.. m arrived at Sandy Hook February
10, at 6 q. M, making the passage from
Liverpool, after adding nine hour
difference of time, in g days, 10 houl.
and AZ minutes, and from Fastnet in
days, 4 hours and 45 minutes, makirs
An average speed OF 10 knots, or ?.
statute miles per hour the whole pas.
sage.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26
Watch the lobby, gentlemen

Give us the railroad bill as 1t Is.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26

The Republican congratulates Inc
committee on criminal Jurisprudence
upon its favorable report on the new
fish and game bill, and dominates Or.
|. G W. Steedman as the new com
missioner should the bin become a law.
We can cheerfully give this motion our
support. DR.. Steedman is a highly II
tivated gentleman, an accomplished
naturalist, a genuine sportsman, and a
genial companion. His wealth and
leisure has already been largely devot-
ed as fish commissioner to the benefit
of the sportsmen of the state, and no
one of them in Missouri but what will
be pleased with his appointment.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26
We look for Senator SaltOnstall OF

We look for Senator Saltonstall OF
Saline to offer in the Missouri senate Il
bill something like this:-''That on and
after the LIST day of January, 1888, it
shall be the law OF this state that each
bachelor attaining the age of thirty
years, competent 10 provide for a part
ner, yet abstaiming from entering into
the sacred bonds of matrimouy, shall
be subject to a forfeiture OF one quar-
ter of his annual income, which
amount shall be collected by The couh-
ty collector and distributed equitab!y
among the widows and orphans OF the
county III which he resides" When
the senator makes his speech IN support
of the bill we hope to be present TO
hear il.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26
PUBLIC SNEE.


TIME UNDERSIGNED "IL.sEGL. ~
L nj public auction. on the farm 81 e6rx~
'" Barnes, 1 miles southeast Of SEH
Lexington, on the HIgGiusvilie road, SH
ON
MONDAY, FEBRU 'RY 2s. 1887.
'he following pr, perty ,to-wii: The wel.-known
shii'' station Young CadTu-; Thoroughbred
Jack. l"ung sampson. tUli IL h.aid d., D wears
GA, E"nh color; Is head 81 Work Horses and
hfo Il Mare il"Isc 81 Il Mu'e Coils, rom ! 10 4
var or ~ h"ad ~! Cattle. mostly COWS and
Calves; Il lot at Stock Hogs G.sa,! Scv., a.,
lERAs OF SALE:-Ail SUM under $40, cash
All sum o. $40 aud over, 4 credit of 6 month
BE- given Eve per cent discount for ca N.
Jan25'i DOC BARNES
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26

Italy has assured France of her dis
interested friendship.
Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1887-02-26

Unger, the trunk murderer at New
York, who cut up his victim, Bohle,
and shipped him to Baltimore in Q
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-10
SoUA86LiNG IN THE COMMONS.
Exchange Of Remarks Between the parneii-
ties and Tories-The Coercion Bin.

Exchange Of Remarks Between the parneii-
ties and Tories-The Coercion Bill.
LONDON. May l0-In the house of com
mons Monday evening, T. NJ Healy nterru-
gated King Harmon as to what answer had
been returned to the letter received by the
government from Patrick Egan offering 10
return To IRELAND and stand trial on the
charges against him, provided that the gov
eminent would agree that the trial should not
Ire subject 10 any act authorizing a change of
venue from Irish courts, but should be held in
Dublin. Hartman replied that no answer had
been made u Egans letter, for the reason
that no such letter had been received, and he
Tenturcd To assert. had never existed even IN
'ganS widest miag inatlve mood
a numher Of amendments to the coercion
bill were voted on and rejected, and clnture
was applied several times 10 shut off debate
The final ,i-t of the rule WAS TO stop debate
and amendment of the first section, which
was carried aud progress was reported
During the debate liealy asked Smith if it
was the intention of the government TO allow
Balfour 10 lie absent from the house when
questions were propounded touching matters
which he Should be present To give nforIna-
ton on
Smith said the exigeucies of the country
and particularly of Ireland demanded Bal
tcur's attention to business in the Irish depart
neni and elsewhere outside of the house. In
the interR ais Of Baltuur'S absence replies con
corning hlsdepartn,eut were adequately given
10y King Harmon.
Healy | and my friends are to I've left to
The mercy of this Orangeman King Harm"ul
shall direct the attention Of the iiuuSe u the
natter.
The speaker called Hcaly to order
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-10

A BILL in which7farmers are vitality in
terested is now under consideration in
the state senate. 1t is bill to abolish
speculative trading 10 farm products
The effect would be to greatly lessen the
price OF grain, pork. aud all articles for
which there Is speculative demand, and
would thus greatly Iniure the agriculture
al community. How the proposed law
would work in practice is thus explained
by the Chicago I'ribuHe:
The packer buys hogs at the curraut
market price aud large per cent of the
produce is sold by him the same day for
delivery at some time IN the future. He
sells the pork, or lard or middleS long be .
fore they are ready for delivery, and per,
haps before the animals enter his slaugh-
ter house. By doing so he can count on
the profit of the operation and can borrow
money for it, because the lender knows
that the business is comparatively secure.
The latter AS we'll as the former would be
Obliged to allow a much wider margin if
compelled to hold the property while the
meat WAS being cured, because of the
risk of loss by a decline in the market in
the meantime. But the selling here re-
ferred to could not be done under law
which discouraged buyers from taking
hold by abridgIng their freedom TO buy
and sell the property on a speculative
basis. The grain business would suffer
in similar way by the passage of such a
bill The farmer is now able TO sell his
wheat and corn wherever he wishes to do
so because the buyer in the country can
sell its equivalent the same day in this
ton of sending II here at all. The whole
visible supply Of wheat in the northwest
was sold here early last winter, and
has since then been carried by the
speculative trade till wanted for ship,
ment to the consumer But for the facil-
tiles thus afforded the price of wheat
would possibly have been 20 cents per
bushel less than that quoted-in all prob
ability it would have been fully 10 cents
less-the difference being direct loss of
so much TO the actual producer Not
only thls, but the prices Obtaiuable by the
first seller would have fiuctuated much
more wildly than thew are ever likely to
do on account of corner. Under the
law prohibiting free disposal of the
right to deliver or to cali for delivery we
should witness return to the conditions
of "the good old times" when the arrival
of few more wagon loads than had been
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-10
HOW MCPHERSON LOOKS AT IT.


WASHINGTON CITY, May 10.-Senator Me-
Pherson in an interview Monday with Star
reporter spoke quite freely of the political out
look of the Democratic party for lsSS, and
very confidently of the denomination and re-
election of President Cleveland The presi-
dent, he said, would get every vote in the
convention. In fact, he was already nomi-
mated. The labor question complicated the
situation in New York at an election, and
made its vote very uncertain if Labor nomi-
mated ticket in 1888. Said the senator:
Theirs is a wonderful shifting of parties go
ing on at present. Men are changing all the
time from one party to another There is a
large draft from parties into the Labor party.
There is large draft from both parties into
the Prohibition party. A great number of
Republicans they call Mugwumps are allyiug
themselves with the Democratic party, and
discontented Democrats, who are disappointed
because they did not get all the offices, are
going over to the Republicans There is a
general shifting about, constant change go
ing on. You can not look for men TO rernain
i'll the same party lines There Is d change, a
Transformation in progress
But still he thought the president was gain
ing strength with the people and the Demo
Gratis could not do better than renominate
him.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-10

BALTIMORE, May l0,-Great preparations
are in progress for the celebration of the cen
tenary of the grand lodge of Ancient Free and
Accepted Masons of Maryland this week
Brethren will he present from all sections Of
the country and few from Canada. Invita-
tons were sent to Emperor William grand
master Of Germany to the prince of Wales,
grand master of England Earl Carnaryun.
Earl Latham, Lord HeiSchsll, and Lord
Beresford, all Of whom are officers of the Eng
lish grand lodge The grand officers of Ire
land, of Prussia, and of many other countries
Were invited. An engr,e24ei letter. with the
autograph signature of the prince of WAKES.
has been received by Mr.. Thomas A Shryock
most worshipful grand master Of Mary baud,
which designates and appoints him Ia repre-
sent his royal highneSs at the celeIratiuI
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-10
TIE DAILY ARGUS.
JOHN W. POTTER.
TUESDAY, MAY 10. 1887
The City of Rock Island.

Rock leland is city of 1900 inhabitants, stu
ated at the geographical center Of the Middle
States in the midst Of the richest grain producing
section of the world 1t lie on direct line be
tween Chicago and Omaha. Milwaukee and Kansas
City ST Louis and St Paul, being 1s1 miles from
Chicago and go from Omaha: PA from Milwaukee
and $40 from Kansas City; 247 from St Louis and
SAC from St Paul. is 81 miles from Peoria and
is in direct communication with and between all
the great commercial points named. II Is within
TWENTY-FIVE NJ les Of the ineXhaustable coal fields
at cable aud fife, miles Of the lime and stone
uuarres At Port Byron. 1t is situated on the Mis-
sissippi the foot Of the island Of 7ock Island on
which is situated the largest government srsensl
in the world and has waret ouses and agencies for
the Two great steamboat lines of the Upper Missis-
sippi Its manufactures varied and prosper
Gus Its obbing trade is large, and roosl for more
It's retail trade is extensive and charging. Its nat
ural advantages are unsurpassed Its social ad
vantages are unexcelled Its schoos and churches
are many and all well established II has the C..
RI X P; C. NJ. Il ST. p; C. B, & @; R |. Il
P, and K. / & Cable railroads, II has three differ
ent lines of street cars 1t has good systems Of
electric and gas illumination, Its sanitary regula
tions are excellent and the locality naturally
healthy Its hotels are modern and frst-class
Ii has handsome opera house. 1t HIS beau
tiful residences and resident property. Its bust
meas blocks many of them new and all sub
-tantial It offers Inducements to business,
comfort happiness, health and prosperity than
any other locality in the country.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-10
WILL PARALYzE CHICAGO.

Strike in al the Building Trades Immi-
nent Forty Thousand Men Interested,
CHICAGO. May 10-The conference an
nounced to take place MONDAY at the Traders
exchange between y committee of three ap.
pointed 10y the AmalCamated Labor aSSocia.
ton on behalf at the hod carriers, and a com
mittee of three Of the master usSons, did not
occur, The trades connnlttee was promptly
on hand, hut rs President Downey, of the
Master MaSons association, had not received
any official intlnation that such a conference
was desired, the other two members of the
| masons committee were not present The
conference was fixed for Tuesday and if arhi
tration is possible the strike will be settled
otherwise the carpenters, plastererS, fathers
and painters will Join with The hotcarriers
and general strike viii result. throwing out
| OF work IhuIt 10 ,tHN men
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-10
LOOMING LABOR TROUBLE
RUMOR THAT A GIGANTIC RAILWAY
STRIKE is POSSIBLE.

Forty Thousand Men in Chicago and 90.
900 in the Coal Regions on the Ragged
Edge-Powderiy Out West-A Socialist
Nearly Mobbed For Insulting ''Oid
GIory'-IndustriaI Notes.
LINCOLN, Neb., May 10-The change of
President Potter from the Chicago, Burling-
ton 4 Quincy to the Union Pacific is probably
the primary reason of Powderly's trip to the
west The clouds of a gigantic strike through
out the west are slowly collecting TheQ. sys
tenn under Mr.. Potter's regime, has ever ad
hered TO the classification system of pay.
Firemen paid less the first year than they
are the second, and less the second than they
ara the third This plan is carried out among
all other employees, and it has been one of the
most important factors in placing the Q sys-
TEN upon the excellent financial basis it now
enjoys 1t is u well known fact that Mr. Pot
ter was never controlled by his men and that his
policy has invariably prevailed Theopinion is
very strong among the employees of the Union
Pacific system that Potter viii attempt to in
troduce the classification system of pay in the
management of that road This apprehen-
sion is evidently well founded, and the
Knights of Labor along the entire system are
giving the matter serious attention 10 their
yaiOus organizations
At this stage il is reasonably certain that
the knights viii not submit to the classified
ton system or any part of IT 1t has further
been definitely learned that in event Mr. Pot
ter attempts to carry out this plan the
Knights OF Labor Of the Chicago Burlington
& Quincy system viii JON the Union Pacific
organizations III the strike
J A MAY until recently editor of the
knights If bahor organ, has inst returned
from trip to Chicago and New York, and
says that should the strike proceed eastern
organizations could be counted upon for help.
Fowderly Is here but refuses to open nv con
verse upon the matter He is quietly aScer-
tanning the feeling among the knights, and is
reported as having said contiientially that
there would undoubtedly he trouble should
the Chicago. Burlington n Quincy methods Of
pay he carried tnthe Union Pacific.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-10
Rather Rough on R.voIut,op;,,s

New YORK. May 10-In supreme court
chambers Monday Judge Barrett granted an
order, applied for 10y the government Of the
United STATES OF Colombia 10 compel Triand
Co, bankers Of this city, tp account TO that
government for funds, amounting to about
Ss0H0, deposited with them by Cot Is A.
tialtau while acting as agent of the parties
who engineered the lsiSt rev olution ia Colom
bia- The money WIS contributed by certain
citizens "t that country, hut before II ruuid he
used the revolution had been sIueiched
GaItaH then sued the hanker, Ia recover the
money, hut they refused 10 give it mp, max
inE certain counter claims m cancellation 81
the account Judge Barrett held that liz.
rnOney.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-05-10


THE editor OF an Arizona paper, in
speaking of his appointment as justice
of the peace for his town, says: 1--WE
have donned new title and fresh honors,
and behold the weight of our dignity
doth set heavily upon us. Not content
with the slow paths OF advancement we
have, at one bound, leaped to the very
pinnacle of ambitious aspirations and
have folded around US the ermine of ju
dicial power. With the thunderbolts OF
the press in one hand and the avenging
sword of Justice IN t'other. indeed We are
raised to mighty power II We fail tC
recognize any friends on the street, let
them know that our exalted station for
bids their acquaintance.